BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents
'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'
Scientist to study pandemic's impact on racialized youth with disabilities
De-Lawrence Lamptey is the first scholar in the new EMBARK program, which addresses barriers Black researchers face.
This NPR interview with disabled activist Alice Wong is a must read
'My life has changed a lot since last summer, since I lost my ability to speak and eat.'
A values-based therapy helps youth with chronic pain embrace life
'What matters to the patient is what inspires the change.'
A mom and a mentor
'We need to lay the foundation to talk about self-care, emotional wellbeing and mental health, so parents can continue to care for their child and don't burn out.'
Beauty can be slow to reveal itself
'I feel an affinity with difficult beauty because with a disability your worth, your value in the world, is not so easily seen by other people.'
Pediatricians can help speed up autism diagnoses
A study finds children's doctors can accurately diagnose autism and should be recruited instead of relying on specialist assessment teams alone.
Check out the new BLOOM
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
David Onley, who championed an accessible Ontario, has died
David Onley was the first person with a physical disability to be lieutenant-governor in Ontario.
Women with intellectual disability less likely to be screened for breast cancer
A Danish population-based study finds women with intellectual disability are almost five times more likely to have never been screened for breast cancer.
A boy without speech conveys a world of emotion
'Aidan is an amazing person but a lot of people don't take the time to know him or understand him.'
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